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TFW Diary: Skinny silhouettes and dark denim at Triarchy
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »Triarchy’s Fall 2012 show kicked off with a cheeky twist: a trio of models baring almost-all sauntered towards a pile of jeans placed nonchalantly at the end of the runway, sliding into slim-fit pairs before taking to the runway.
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TFW Diary: Arthur Mendonça showcases his greatest body skimming strengths
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »Not many Canadian designers can pack a show on the last day of (official) Toronto Fashion Week quite like Arthur Mendonça. Back on the scene after taking a brief hiatus, his fall collection (his second since his runway return) showcased his greatest strengths: body skimming sheath dresses, skinny leather trousers and hits of high shine, courtesy this time around of a glossy fuchsia trench coat. Stylist (and FASHION’s main man) George Antonopoulos balanced the ‘60s vibe with jaunty bowler hats, cool architectural jewellery courtesy of Dean Davidson and latex leggings. But what do you really need come fall? A Betty Draper–approved white frock with full skirt, a pair of paisley print cropped trousers and any of the acid green pieces. For cocktails, shake things up with a candy foil metallic lace dress, while big time black tie affairs call for Mendonça’s floor-sweeping strapless silk and patent stunner.
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TFW Diary: Rad Hourani closes out the week with an androgynous video/model takeover
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »For his fifth anniversary show Friday evening, Rad Hourani opened with a multi-screened, black-and-white video presentation set to an ambient soundtrack of chirping birdies. But before long, the runway was taken over by an army of androgynous models, hair centre-parted and slicked back, in a parade of beyond-streamlined belted coats and tight pants. The classic Rad by Rad Hourani uniform of black-on-black was given an earthy punch of mossy green; nearly every model carryied a sleek, sharp-angled leather bag. With spring barely here, I’m already getting excited for the fall, if only to wear Hourani’s futuristic take on the varsity jacket.
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TFW Diary: Ashtiani proves softness and angularity are one delicious mix for fall
The message at yesterday’s Ashtiani show was clear: Muted tones and simple structures trump the over-the-top elaboration seen elsewhere this week (you know who you are). Done up in calming greys, muted mints and the like, designer Golnaz Ashtiani served up quite a few must-haves for fall. Case in point: a light cream cropped wool jacket with mini cape collar in frosty blue, that was paired with a patent leather trimmed wool skirt and a close-fit dress with soft green pleating. Have you ever seen such soft angularity?
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TFW Style Snaps: 32 spectacularly mixed prints from outside the shows
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »“Mix master! Cut faster!” is what we’re singing right now. Just look how well leopard, stripes, florals, and Navajo have been spliced by yesterday’s most stylish Toronto Fashion week attendees. Being Friday and all, that’s really all we have to say, but these delicious images really do speak for themselves. Happy viewing!
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TFW backstage beauty: Pink Tartan embraces the Rooney Mara effect
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »While beatnik style was the official inspiration for beauty at Pink Tartan’s Fall 2012 show, there was a definite Rooney Mara vibe happening backstage. The makeup was almost entirely focused on a deep “ox blood” red lip—Maybelline Super Stay 14Hr lipstick in “Wine and Forever”—a colour that Mara’s known for and that has been trending on runways all season long. (Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, for instance.)
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TFW Diary: 39 Joseph-worthy technicoloured looks from Matis by Lucian Matis
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »You would think it was commonplace, but creating a diffusion line that has direct ties to its sister brand isn’t always how things go down. Such was the case, however, with Matis by Lucian Matis, Lucian Matis’s affordable line of wears (as if we needed to clarify that), which showed earlier this week. The collection borrowed its largely black colour scheme along with the notable feather adornments—a definite street-style want—from its older sister label.
Matis featured many a wrap dress in almost every technicoloured pattern imaginable. Trust us, Joseph would be jealous. It’s a flattering shape to be sure, but it would have been nice to see Matis mix up the silhouettes a bit, especially given how great some of the other styles were. Case in point: one simple black shift with elbow-length sleeves and knit outer pockets seemingly made just for a Coachella girl.
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TFW Video: Behind-the-scenes at the Fall 2012 Pink Tartan show!
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TFW Diary: Festooned peplums! Sumptuous furs! Check out 30 luxe looks from last night’s Pink Tartan show
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »Pink Tartan’s Kimberley Newport Mimran aimed her Fall 2012 collection at the same glossy working woman as usual—the one who sweeps elegantly from the office to a cocktail party—though perhaps this season she’s had a promotion. The textures were extra sumptuous, from a fluffy rose-pink jacket to a deep red velvet coat with furry sleeves to a full feather peplum. This is the collection to shop for the peplum trend this fall: the waist frill appeared on sleeveless shells with lean flared trousers or over long bandage dresses. (One of those was worn by model Kate Somers, with a new wispy, shoulder-length haircut, who decided her vertiginous pointy heels had to come off at the end of the runway, to cheers from the socialite-filled crowd.) Newport-Mimran made a strong case for selling us our fall coats—most of the looks were dominated by their toppers, and we have our eye on a gorgeous Céline-esque forest green wool coat with leather sleeves. Really, a promotion deserves a little self-present.
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TFW backstage beauty: Ponytails and eyelashes get ’60s volume at Joe Fresh
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »The Joe Fresh girl is always pretty, in a never-ambitious and always-achievable sort of way. After all, when your product is sold at grocery stores across the country, it’s best to avoid making a statement with a bleached eyebrow or dreadlocked hair. But that’s not to say Joe Fresh has to be completely vanilla: the beauty inspiration for their Fall 2012 show was Blow-Up, a sultry, swinging film from the ‘60s.
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TFW Style Snaps: 40 shots of It bags and brights en masse outside the shows
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »Looks like everybody was thinking the same thing when they got dressed for the shows yesterday, as Toronto’s finest stepped out in some of the juiciest brights we’ve seen all season! (And by season, we mean the unseasonably warm few days we’ve been having). There was tons o’ tangerine and even pastel It bags, from Céline to Prada and beyond! Take a look at our best shots and get inspired to brighten it up yourself.
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TFW Diary: One female model amidst a sea of males at Sid Neigum’s unisexy fall show
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See all Toronto Fashion Week coverage »Sid Neigum’s Fall 2012 collection saw him taking a much-needed breather from his perennial all-black course. And boy, are we glad he did. Mixing tan suede and cream knits among copious darks provided a fresh and optimistic look at fall. With only one female model among a slew of males (all clad in gargantuan Dr. Martens, no less), it was clear post-apocalyptic androgyny was the (somewhat tired) name of the game.
Neigum’s womenswear collection was selected as one of the finalists in the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels competition. Since the rules of the competition stipulate he can’t show his pieces until a winner is chosen, Neigum showed only two womenswear looks, and had us lusting for more (who says playing hard to get doesn’t work?).
Outerwear was the real standout in this collection. Piece after piece—be it fastened from textural leather or soft felt—was perfectly tailored. The clear runway winner? A buckled leather jacket worn with the model’s arms protruding from cape-like arm-slits underneath the sleeves.
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